500,500.00 people say NO to Telescope on Mauna Kea

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 20, 2026

Media Contact: Mauna Kea Education and Awareness

mkea.info@gmail.com

Press Statement from

Mauna Kea Education and Awareness,

PRESENTATION OF NO CONSTRUCTION OF THE TMT TELESCOPE ON MAUNA

KEA PETITION TO GORDON and BETTY MOORE FOUNDATION IN PAlO ALTO

On June 26th, 2026 at 1:00 p.m., Mauna Kea Education and Awareness will deliver the

petition No Construction of the TMT Telescope on Mauna Kea petition with over

500,500 verified signatures to the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (located at 1661

Page Ml Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304). They will be joined by other Mauna Kea protectors

and supporters along with Native tribal leaders and organizations. Press conference to

follow.

Along with the petition will be the Notice to Cease and Desist in pursuing construction of

TMT on Mauna Kea, recently served by Puʻuhonua o Puʻuhuluhulu to the TMT

International Observatory LLC, and the UC Regents: Hands Off Mauna Kea letter from

Center for Racial Justice, UC Santa Cruz.

The kiaʻi (protectors) of Mauna Kea have successfully stalled the TMT project for over a

decade and have vowed to continue their efforts to protect and safeguard their sacred

mountain no matter how long it takes.

See Mauna Kea Fact Sheet for a brief overview of Mauna Kea and TMT’s history.

From the closing statement of the petition, “This is not just about one mountain in

Hawai’i. This is a global movement and the world is watching.”